This is a well known song by Carey Landry based on Ps 107 and set to a traditional tune. You can hear it sung by a Church here, or by a fellow with a cool harmonising gadget here.
My backing is a little strange. It’s an ancient MIDI file of mine put through Pro tools.
1, 5. Peace is flowing like a river,
flowing out of you and me.
Flowing out into the desert,
setting all the captives free.
2. Love is flowing like a river,
flowing out of you and me.
Flowing out into the desert,
setting all the captives free.
3. Healing’s flowing like a river,
flowing out of you and me.
Flowing out into the desert,
setting all the captives free.
These are two useful pieces from the prolific and talented Michael Mangan. “Bless Us Lord” is available in the Sing Your Joy Collection, but I can’t find “Peace I Give” on Michael’s website.
Peace I give you peace I leave.
My own peace I give to you.
No more trouble, no more fear, peace for ever more.
Frenzy Cool asked for another song, this time by Marty Haugen, that I’ve never heard of and that I don’t have any music for. If we decide to use it locally I’ll buy the music that is available here. You can hear a sample here.
My backing has two verse , the bridge and another verse. It is rather approximate as I’m guessing the tune.
Frenzy Cool asked for this backing of an uplifting song by David Haas. It can bought from GIA here. You can hear the full version, trumpets and all, here.
It would be a great recessional.
I got the lyrics by listening so if you want then you’ll have to find them yourself ot buy the music, and you will have to work out the Spanish verse on your own. Band in a Box figured out the chords and I worked out the notes on my ukulele, so this is all rather approximate music.
Br Martin Conneely has asked for a backing of this song. Never having been to a Marist school I had no idea, but Chris has come to the party, letting me know that it is to the tune of “For All the Saints,” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Someone will need to let me know who wrote the lyrics.
My backing is more fake organ, but I’m not sure if the tempo and feel is at all right, so do let me know.
Great man of God, Champagnat shone with zeal,
Strove thru’ his life, his Master to reveal;
With him for guide may we o’er sin prevail,
Praise be to Jesus and to His Mother!
For Mary’s son, this son of Lyon’s soil,
Gave up himself, for youth to pray and toil,
To lead to God, and Satan’s power to foil,
Praise be to Jesus and to His Mother!
So let these words of Great Champagnat ring,
and with one voice let’s praise our God and King.
Let Marist’s sons be ever proud to sing:
Praise be to Jesus and to His Mother!
These hopes that bind us, this purpose and this plan,
Everywhere find us, held by friendship’s hand.
In work, in play, in all, to serve, to pray.
We will be faithful, Servo Fidem.
I've worked my way through the As One Voice books and other collections making backings on Band in a Box to help me (& you if you're interested) learn new songs for church. This is aimed at churches and musicians that own the collections but haven't exploited them fully. If you don't have them they are certainly worth buying. This site is educational, nonprofit and designed to enhance the commercial prospects of songwriters. This site does not distribute copyrighted sheet music.
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Mason’s “Mass of Glory and Praise”
To access my backings for Paul Mason's mass go to Feb 2011 in the archive.